The Wild Rumpus brings physical, social, indie games to London

Videogames don't have to be confined to the deskchair or sofa --
they can be a physical, social experience too. But where do you
find likeminded people to play them with? At the Wild Rumpus.

"The Wild Rumpus is a uniquely fun and beautifully chaotic night
that brings together the best in multiplayer indie games alongside
some fizzy electro pop and 8-bit tunes," explains Marie Foulston,
co-director of the event. "It's a chance to experience some of the
most fantastically eclectic and creative videogames that most
people never even knew existed."

"For a few years now there have been so many fantastic events
and collectives on the other side of the Atlantic that have helped
bring independent games into the spotlight and opened them up to
new audiences," says Foulston. "Yet despite the UK having one of
the world's strongest communities of independent developers, this
simply wasn't happening here."

She adds: "Sure we have some excellent game jams for making, and
conferences for talking, but nothing that was really welcoming in a
wider non-gaming focused audience and -- most crucially -- nothing
that was just purely about playing these videogames, which
fundamentally is their raison d'etre."

The next Wild
Rumpus is scheduled for 2 February, at 93 Feet East on Brick
Lane in London, and it's free to attend. If you'd like to find out
more, head on over to the event's website. Oh, and if you're
Stateside then there'll be a Wild Rumpus during
GDC in San Francisco, too.